Wisdom From The Inside
I was constantly adjusting my life and world as a Caregiver Warrior, and often couldn’t find the information I needed. My blog is a place where I share my personal caregiving experiences, survival strategies I developed, and lessons learned in the trenches. I truly hope this might provide you with some guidance and relief during your caregiving journey.
Having A Good Cry
Caregivers Journey I have been so distressed in my caregiving life that I have closed my self in the bathroom and covering my face in my hands have cried long and hard in silence so no one can hear me but the heavens above. And at times I questioned if the heavens...
Taking Care Of The Active Alcoholic Or Addict
Taking care of active drug addicts and alcoholics can be difficult, infuriating and sad. You want to sympathize with the person who is suffering but want to strangle the part of them that has the disease of addiction. As we all know, caregiving is a strenuous exercise...
Zip Your Lip
Caregiver Warrior One of my favorite Caregiver Warrior tools is "Zip your lip!" This is an amazing tool but a hard one to prefect. I usually forget I have it or have a hard time using it. But when I do remember it or can pull it off, wow! The results are terrific!...
Having An Off Day
Caregivers Journey Everyone has an off day. No matter who you are or what you do everyone has one. An off day usually comes without warning and can wreck havoc if you let it. We all know what having an off day feels like. Nothing seems to work, everything we touch...
Love And Caregiving
Caregiver Warrior It's absolutely amazing what we will do and the lengths we will go to because we love someone. Love is like a magic potion that creates miracle and acts of extraordinary measure. I was just thinking today of all the things I do and have done for...
Shut Up!
Self Help Note to self: "Shut up!" Harsh? Nah. Necessary. I have never heard such a nasty critical judgmental conversation as bad as the one I can have in my own head with myself! It can start the minute my eyes pop open when I wake up in the morning. "Oh @@&%,...
Caregiver Reality Sinking In
I think I unconsciously operated in the state of denial for quite some time about my parents. Even though I moved through the process of taking care of them, there was a small part of me that hoped or prayed or even believed that everything was going to be ok and...
Panic Attacks
Caregivers Journey I had one of those 4am in the morning panic attacks today. I was worried about everything that had to get done in the coming hours. Like the pump for the boiler in the basement was broken and I couldn't be home to meet the plumbers, like I needed to...
The Caregiver Worrier
Caregivers Journey I wake up worried. I am one of those people who open their eyes and immediately start worrying about what I have to do or what might be happening. I think I'm hard wired that way. My mom was a worrier so whether it’s hereditary or I learned it...
